1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
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The Tucson Citizen featured the home of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hill in 1957. The family enjoyed a country style of living.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
Hill Farm, home of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hill. A view of the Hills' backyard lawns, pastures and the Catalinas is afforded through the enclosed terrace off the den. The first terrace is reached through the living room.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
Hill Farm, home of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hill. A view of the Hills' backyard lawns, pastures and the Catalinas is afforded through the enclosed terrace off the den. The first terrace is reached through the living room.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
Hugh cottonwood trees and oleanders flank the bricked walk leading to the Hills' home. A great wooden door set into the doorway is itself banked by white louvered doors.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
The entrance to the Hills' dining room is through a handcrafted door. All of the furniture in the room was designed by Dr. Hill. The fireplace undergoes frequent use as a grill and, in cold weather days, helps warm the dining room.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
Mrs. Hill hand-carved the flower and leaf design on the drawers of the Mexican cedar chest to the left. The antique Russian candlesticks belonged to her great-aunt.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
The living room is reached through an arched doorway. A great braided rug in the foreground was made by Dr. Hill's mother, as were several others in the house. The far wall, of Mexican cedar, is dominated by a burnt adobe fireplace. Books line the shelves on the right, while Ironstone china dishes that belonged to Mrs. Hill's great-grandmother are on the left.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
Sliding glass doors from the living room lead to a huge enclosed terrace. Comfortable rattan chairs invite the family and guests to relax and observe the panoramic view of green fields and trees below the house and the ever magnificent Catalinas in the distance. The oleander hedge on the right conceals a swimming pool.
1957 Tucson home photos: Country living
A great wooden door set into the doorway is itself banked by white louvered doors.
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